thimerosal/mercury in MMR shots (??)

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I came across this curious posting at www.jabs.org.uk tonight. Any thoughts on this? I am not sure who "Sandy" is, and I have no idea where this poster ("Seonaid") got her info from, that there may be traces of thimerosal left in the MMR vaccine, due to its (supposed/alleged) use in the manufacturing process of this vaccine. I have not heard of thimerosal being used in the manufacture/processing of MMR vaccine but this does not mean that it is not happening. Sadly, Liz Birt is no longer around to help clarify a posting that makes reference to her. If anyone here can shed some light on this, I'd appreciate hearing from you. Right now, I don't know if these folks are out in left field, or if indeed, Liz and Dr. Boyd Haley actually did find traces of thimerosal in the MMR vaccine. From what I have heard, recently, thimerosal may be used in the manufacture of various vaccines but it does not have to be listed as

an ingredient, if its content is below a certain level. However, we do know from Dr. Boyd Haley, that thimerosal, even at nanomolar levels, can be damaging. Anyway, I'll paste that posting below. Aasa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liz Birt died this week in a tragic accident. A sad loss to the furtherance of the autism cause. http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0838/is_2000_May-June/ai_62141701http://www.looksmartmom.com/p/search?tb=art & pi=gbl & qt=%22Liz+Birt%22She was co-founder of Safe Minds, and the one person I ever found who said that there IS mercury in MMR."According to Liz Birt, who is in one of my lists, there is thimerosal in MMR. I had checked the PDR and it said there were no preservatives used. However..........Sandy from Alaska Sandy: I have been working with Boyd Haley since September 2000 who testified at the recent Congressional hearing. Your source is incorrect. I have Boyd's testing results and there is mercury in MMR. He did not find as much s what was in Hib, Hep B and DTaP. However, IT IS THERE. Whether this is problematic since it may be acting to kill the live virus which makes the vaccine more dangerous is open for debate. Also, my son got MMR and Hib at the same time so he did get mercury from the Hib and MMR combined. Nonetheless, the mercury in

the MMR may be acting to depress the immune system and to boost the immune system to an unacceptable level in some children so they actually get the measles like my son. If you want any additional information let me know.It is in there believe me. We sent samples to Boyd Haley's laboratory and he detected it. It is not disclosed because it is used in the"manufacturing process" and is not used as a "preservative". Liz Birt "http://www.vaclib.org/intro/qandaone.htmSeonaid